The Earth is Heating Up

Earth's surface temperature each year from 1900–2020 compared to the 1981-2020 average, based on temperature histories put together by three different research groups: NOAA (red), University of East Anglia (pink line), and NASA (orange line). All show Earth is warming. (Image courtesy of NOAA Climate.gov, adapted from State of the Climate 2020).

The entire planet is feeling the effects of a warming atmosphere and ocean, from Sudan to Siberia, and we are way passed denial or debate. Whether forest and brush fires, or droughts and water shortages, we are all in this together and we need to continue to take the steps needed now to get off of fossil fuels and move to renewables as fast as humanely possible. I think of action in terms of sober optimism and aggressive incrementalism…

The Earth Has Limits

The number of Earths needed if the world's population lived like the countries listed (illustration by Statista CC BY-ND)

Although it may be difficult to imagine because of its size, the Earth does have its limits…

Welcome to Coastal Care !

It’s 2022 and CoastalCare.org has a NEW LOOK . . .
Originally launched in 2010 by the Santa Aguila Foundation, CoastalCare.org was established in loving memory of young Aguila, whose favorite playground was the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean, an exceptional natural environment of unspoiled sandy beaches…